NSSF announced today that the Firearm Handler Check Final Rule publishes tomorrow in the Federal Register. All federal firearms licensees can then verify current and prospective employees via NICS, which previously checked only prospective buyers. The rule becomes effective 30 days later.

NSSF sought this authority in the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to keep prohibited people from accessing inventory at licensed shops. The group also obtained a BSCA clause letting dealers query serial numbers against stolen-gun records.